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This is a list of novelists from France. Novelists in this list should be notable in some way, and have Wikipedia articles on them.

See also French novelists Category Index.

Born before 1800

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References

  1. Dupuy, Aimé (1951). "Rose Combe, garde-barrière et romancière". La Vie du Rail (in French): 2.
  2. "Maëlle Guillaud". www.lisez.com (in French). groupe Editis. Retrieved 23 December 2023.